7.2 Score

1999 • 1h 42min • PG-13 • Comedy, Drama

Tumbleweeds

"They ran away from everything but each other."

Whenever trouble strikes in one of her relationships, single mother Mary Jo Walker and her daughter, Ava, pack up and move to another city, a routine Ava is tiring of. This time, they are helped on their move to San Diego by trucker Jack Ranson. While Ava settles in, getting a leading part in the school play, Jack starts dating Mary Jo but soon reveals himself to be controlling and aggressive. Mary Jo prepares to flee again, angering Ava.

IMDb 6.7

RT 82%

MC 75

Director

Gavin O'Connor

Writers

Angela Shelton

Gavin O'Connor

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Janet McTeer

Mary Jo Walker

Kimberly J. Brown

Ava Walker

Jay O. Sanders

Dan Miller

Gavin O'Connor

Jack Ranson

Laurel Holloman

Laurie Pendleton

Lois Smith

Ginger

Michael J. Pollard

Mr. Cummings

Linda Porter

Mrs. Boman

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Janet McTeer Mary Jo Walker

Kimberly J. Brown Ava Walker

Jay O. Sanders Dan Miller

Gavin O'Connor Jack Ranson

Laurel Holloman Laurie Pendleton

Lois Smith Ginger

Michael J. Pollard Mr. Cummings

Linda Porter Mrs. Boman

Ashley Buccille Zoe Broussard

Cody McMains Adam Riley

Brian Tahash Winston Jackson

Joshua Carmichael Billy Jo

Dennis Ford Check-out Clerk

Sara Downing Rachel Riley

Joel Polis Vice Principal

Christian Payne Rachel's Boyfriend

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